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 NetsforLife® campaign continues, new bulletin insert for Epiphany now online
In honor of the ministry of Bishop Ken and Mariann Price, the Diocese of Southern Ohio launched a campaign to save lives: a gift of at least $18,000 to Episcopal Relief & Development's NetsforLife® Inspiration Fund. The goal is to raise at least $18,000 - one thousand for each year of the Prices' ministry among us - which will be matched by the Procter Fund.
Our campaign continues through Christmas and Epiphany, ending Sunday, Feb. 10. A series of monthly bulletin inserts is available on the diocesan website on the Honor the Prices page. The latest bulletin, for use on Epiphany, can be downloaded here, or on the Honor the Prices page of our website: www.diosohio.org/honortheprices.html.
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Data needed for Strategic Planning  As a continuation of an exercise begun at diocesan convention, the Rev. Canon Jack Koepke, canon to the ordinary, asks each congregation to estimate the baselines for your congregation in relation to the goals identified in the Diocesan Strategic Plan. Each congregation is invited to offer an estimate of its 2012 numbers and percentages, so that information can be used to determine the base lines from which our diocesan goals will be set for the next three years. Please follow this link to offer your estimate of the numbers and the corresponding percentages, using your congregation's 2011 ASA as the basis for determining the percentage. A chart with each congregation's ASA is attached to the form for easy reference. Examples for a congregation with an ASA of 100: How many 20-40 year olds are in leadership? 7 What percentage of the congregation does this number represent? 7% How many people in the community are impacted by our congregation's ministry? 500 What percent of our congregation does this represent? 500% Remember, what is being asked for are best guess estimates for 2012. Please complete the form by January 7, 2013. Questions? Contact the Rev. canon Jack Koepke at jkoepke@diosohio.org or 800.582.1712. |
| Music offerings from Christ Church Cathedral
Choral Evensong
Sunday, January 6, 5 p.m.
Sung by: The Cathedral Choir, Stephan Casurella, director
Music to include:
Responses: Martin Neary
Canticles: Setting in D - Percy Whitlock
Anthem: There Shall a Star from Jacob - Felix Mendelssohn
Reception follows
Sean Jackson to give organ recital Jan. 20
Concert organist Sean Jackson will perform in a recital presented by Christ Church Cathedral, on Sunday, January 20, at 5 p.m. The concert is part of a series offered by the cathedral on third Sundays October through May. The Cincinnati chapter of the American Guild of Organists is a co-sponsor.
Both an organist and pianist, Jackson is considered one of Barbados' most distinguished classical musicians. He has performed internationally both as a soloist and accompanist in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Germany, Taiwan, China, Canada, the United States and the Caribbean.
Jackson left Barbados to pursue a Bachelor of Music degree at the Royal College of Music, London, and graduated in 2004 from the Juilliard School, New York, where he received his Doctorate and Master of Music degrees.
He has performed with the Juilliard Symphony at Alice Tully Hall and at the Lincoln Center. He has performed as guest organist with the New York Youth Symphony in Carnegie Hall, as well as performed a solo concert at the Washington National Cathedral. Jackson currently serves as organist and music director at Stanwich Congregational Church in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
The duty of all Christians is to follow Christ; to come together week by week for corporate worship; and to work, pray, and give for the spread of the kingdom of God.
Our Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is listed both in a perpetual calendar and a Word document on the diocesan website and is updated frequently.
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| 2013 Epiphany devotions available
Prepared by Episcopal Church, Anglican Church of Canada, ELCA, ELCC
"These devotions for Epiphany are a mark of our deepening partnership and the common work of our four churches," noted Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. "Our working together is another sign of our full communion relationship."
The six devotions for the season of Epiphany are based on the shared gospels for the Sundays and are appropriate for both groups or individuals.
Sunday, January 6: Epiphany 1, Feast of Epiphany
Sunday, January 13: The Baptism of Our Lord
Sunday, January 20: Epiphany 2
Sunday, January 27: Epiphany 3
Sunday, February 3: Epiphany 4
Sunday, February 10: Feast of the Transfiguration
The contributors to the Devotions are members of the Lutheran-Episcopal Coordinating Committee, USA, and the Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission (JALC), Canada.
"We commend to your use an inspired collection of devotions for the season of Epiphany, each prepared by a different member of the Lutheran- Episcopal Coordinating Committee (USA) and the Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission (Canada)," the denominational leaders stated in a joint letter.
* The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church
* Bishop Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
* The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Primate, Anglican Church of Canada
* Bishop Susan Johnson, National Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
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Take a virtual tour around the diocese
The Diocese of Southern Ohio has launched an innovative, web-based tool for evangelism - a virtual, 360-degree tour of the nave/sanctuary of each of our congregations connected with Google Places. Several congregations and the Procter Center have been photographed and are online now--check them out at http://www.diosohio.org/google360tours.html.
Tour shoots are completed for 2012, but to get your congregation on the list for 2013 or for more information about Google virtual 360-degree tours, contact Julie Murray at jmurray@diosohio.org or 800.582.1712. |
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